Roosevelt Inauguration Observed In Cold White House Yard
Seven thousand spectators braved snow at the White House for the Roosevelt oath while orchids frosted on lapels and guests shivered outside. The ceremony proceeded with Chief Justice Stone present, Col James Roosevelt escorting, and a wary luncheon follow up with chicken salad.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Othman
Franklin Delano Pgay Mage
Harlan F. Stone
Senate
Edwin Halsey
Charles E. Cropley
Supreme Court
Secret
Richards
Col
James Roosevelt
White House borrows china after WPB sticks to policy
The White House had to dig out its china and borrow extra from neighbors as the WPB announced no new steps. The move signals a scarce resources period prompting improvisation at the executive level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
White House
Mother and daughter die in farmhouse fire in Iowa
In Ottumwa Iowa AP report an early morning farmhouse blaze killed mother Max Gitner 28 and daughter Margaret four. Martha six survived with serious burns and Margaret's twin Arilyn was burned but not seriously. Gilmer, in hospital, started the fire in the kitchen then left for chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Max Gitner
Margaret
Martha
Arilyn
Gilmer
City Briefs: Local Meetings and School News
Miss Ina Hibbard improves after hospital stay at St Luke's. Donna Rae Herring, 8, with pneumonia, much improved at Mercy hospital. Boy Scouts Jones county district meet at 8 p.m. Monday in Anamosa for Scout week. Cedar Rapids Coin Club meets Monday at 8 p.m. Roosevelt hotel. auction material due. Rev. Lyle K. Anderson sermon at Shueyville United Brethren at 9:30 a.m. today. church events listed. Cub Pack No. 25 met Friday at Arthur school with awards to Frantz, Woite, Stucker, Hird, Bowman, Meltzer, Waddington, Peterson, Burdoin, Waley, Larsen, and others.
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Boy Scouts of
Jones County
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Coin Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Lyle K. Anderson
Shueyville
Arthur School
Gene Frantz
Denner
Billy Woite
Jimmy Stucker
Chuckie Hird
Jimmy Bowman
Terry Meltzer
Parke Waddington
Dean Peterson
Robert Burdoin
Frank Waley
Larry Larsen
Demeral Andrew
Pete Marshall
Gayne Eck
Rotary talk on Iowa school code report Monday noon
Walter A. Shepp Linn county superintendent of schools will discuss the Iowa school code commission report at a Rotary club luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel Monday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Shepp
Linn County
Iowa School Code Commission
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Birth of Alexander Reddington Fiske in Washington DC
Lt. John C. Fiske and Mrs. Fiske of Arlington Virginia announce the birth of their son Alexander Reddington on January 20 at Columbia Hospital in Washington DC. The mother is Janet Murray, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F G Murray. Lt. Fiske is a former Coe College instructor.
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Alexander Reddington
John C. Fiske
Arlington
Columbia Hospital
Washington, D. C
Fiske
Janet Murray
F. G. Murray
Coe College
Johnson Sues Rosekrans Over Car Collision Damages
Leo C. Johnson files a district court suit against Floyd C. Rosekrans seeking a $299.68 judgment for property damages from a Oct. 18 collision on the Center Point Urbana road near the Linn Benton county line.
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Leo C. Johnson
Floyd C. Rosekrans
Johnson and Rosekrans
Center Point
Urbana
Linn and
Benton County
Clergy Meeting To Hear Des Moines Editor Dr. Root
Robert W. Root editorial writer for the Des Moines Register and Tribune will speak at 10 a.m. Monday at a Cedar Rapids pastors meeting in the chapel of First Presbyterian Church. Root, a member of the KRNT Quiz Panel Is That So, travels Europe on a Pulitzer scholarship in 1937 38. His topic is Freedom of Religion and Conscience.
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Robert W. Root
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Cedar Rapids
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Root
KRNT
Europe
Embassy Fire Destroys New U S Chungking Building
A fire swept the new 44 room two story American embassy in Chungking on a high ridge. Water could not reach the flames and 200 firemen fought the blaze. Ambassador Hurley lived nearby, staying home because of illness. Early arrivals saved first floor furniture but valuables on the second floor were lost.
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Chungking
Patrick J. Hurley
Deaths Martin Shaw Rawson 66 longtime Stony Point treasurer
Martin Shaw Rawson 66 lifelong resident died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a two month illness. He served 40 years as treasurer of Stony Point school near Covington and operated a Cedar Rapids area farm. He married Pearl Bigley in 1898 and Amelia Guthrie in 1924, leaving a large family and several grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Turner chapel with burial in Spring Grove cemetery.
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Martin Shaw Rawson
Stony Point
Covington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Pearl May Bigley
Marion
Amelia Guthrie
Zara Rawson
Leone Lewis
Center Point
Marion Lockey
Vivian Norman
St. Louis
June Rawson
Rapid City
S. D
Amelia Rawson
Norma Jean Rawson
Ada Marie Rawson
Helen
L. E. Crippen
Spring Grove Cemetery
Friends
Mrs John Kimball Rites Planned In California
Obituary notices death of Mrs. John Kimball formerly of Cedar Rapids and Springville in Pasadena California on January 7. She was a Kansas native and lived in California 21 years. Survived by four daughters Ruth Hollems Mabel Gunnison ae L F Kossuth and E H Pollock. three sons Ward B Denver John B Jr and David V. two brothers V Young and H Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kimball
Cedar Rapids
Springville
Pasadena
Califf
Kansas
California
Ruth Hollems
Mabel K. Gunnison
Ae L F. Kossuth
E. H. Pollock
Moravia
Calif
Ward B
Denver
John B
John B., Jr
San Gabriel
Pvt
David V
Cadena
V Young
Inglewood
H. Young
Woodsville
Death Notice Henry L. Johnson Former Cedar Rapids Resident
Oscar Daniels of 34900 Avenue NE reports the death of Henry L. Johnson, 61, formerly of Cedar Rapids. Further details are not provided in the fragment. The notice hints at an obituary in a local newspaper context.
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Oscar Daniels
Henry L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Fergus Falls resident dies after long illness at home
A Fergus Falls man died January 8 following an extended illness. He was a member of the Danish Lutheran church and the Marion Odd Fellows lodge. After farming in Iowa, he moved to Fergus Falls in 1912 and lived there the rest of his life. He is survived by two brothers a nephew an aunt and several cousins.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Danish Lutheran Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Marion
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Painter Benjamin P. Smith Dies in Florida
former Cedar Rapids painter Benjamin P. Smith died Friday in Jacksonville Florida after a stroke. He was the father of Mrs Harold C Meyer who reached Jacksonville shortly before his death. The Smiths moved to Florida about 15 years ago.
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Benjamin P. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Jacksonville
Fla
Harold C. Meyer
Bever Avenue
Smith
Florida
Funeral services for Galen D Finnigan
Funeral services for Galen D Finnigan owner of the Super Service Oil company will be held at Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Monday Dr David I Berger of Coe college will officiate and burial will be in Cedar Memorial cemetery with military services by Hanford post American Legion at the grave
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Galen D. Finnigan
Thirty-third Street
Super Service Oil Company
Turner Chapel
David I. Berger
Coe College
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Hanford Post
American Legion
John Edward Watson 79 to be buried in Shiloh Cemetery
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Beatty chapel for John Edward Watson, 79, of 628 Fifteenth avenue SE, who died Saturday. Burial will be in Shiloh cemetery, and friends may call at Beatty's.
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Beatty Chapel
John Edward Watson
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Shiloh Cemetery
Beatty’s
Horak Rites Tuesday for Mrs Mary A Horak
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A. Horak wife of Wesley H. Horak 803 Fourth Street SW will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Janeba funeral home with Rev George A Stauffacher officiating. Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the Janeba chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Horak
Wesley H. Horak
Fourth Street
Janeba Funeral Home
George A. Stauffacher
Bohemian National Cemetery
Janeba Chapel
Rationing of Lard To Start Monday
Washington AP reports the three day freeze on lard shortening salad and cooking oils will end Monday. Rationing resumes at two red points per pound for these commodities nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Shovel Umbrella Invented by Japanese Teacher
A Japanese schoolteacher has reportedly invented a combined shovel and steel umbrella for air raid use. Tokyo media said the device shields the user from falling objects after digging a protective hole, with the umbrella raised by a reinforced top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Tokyo
Tokyo
FCC
Ice Cream and Other Refrigerator Foods For Pacific Fighters
The War Department announced new large refrigerator barges for the Southwest Pacific that can make 10 gallons of ice cream every seven minutes and produce five tons of ice daily. Each barge stores 64 carloads of frozen meat at 12 degrees above zero and two main deck compartments hold about 500 tons of fresh vegetables cheese eggs and other perishables.
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Washington
Southwest Pacific
War Department
Memorial Planning: Rock of Ages Markers Enduring Choice
A notice urges thoughtful memorial planning with Rock of Ages monuments and markers. It promotes matching markers over years to suit lifelong memorial programs and invites consultation to begin a memorial plan.
Nazis Order Every Man into Breach as Breslau Threat Grows
The Nazis declared all able civilians to fight as Soviet forces neared Breslau within 30 miles, with Heinrich Himmler leading mobilization in Silesia and Albert Speer overseeing evacuation of movable industry. Moscow radio claimed urgent military push and miners conscripted to front lines.
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London
Silesian
Breslau
Moscow
Heinrich ‘Himmoler
Silesia
Volkssturm
People’s Army
Albert Speer
Germany
Hans Fritsche
Mindoro Based U S Planes Sink 80000 Tons of Jap Shipping
Fifth Air Force pilots operating from Mindoro island bases destroyed more than 80000 tons of Japanese shipping in northern Luzon waters over the past 15 days in support of General MacArthur. Targets ranged from Vigan to Aparri as Havoc bombers and dive bombers hunted by day and night along Formosa to Yamashita’s lines. One Sky Lancer unit under Lt. Col. Milton Johnson claimed 23 vessels, including a 14000 ton seaplane tender near Vigan.
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Fhilippines
Ins
Mindoro
Luzon
MacArthur
Vigan
Aparri
Formosa
Yamashita
Sky Lancers
Milton Johnson
Roff, Okla
Reds Accuse Nazis of Shooting Children Like Clay Pigeons
Soviet report accuses Nazi commandants at a Lwow prison camp of shooting Russian children like clay pigeons, freezing men in water barrels, and slashing boys in half with hatchets. It cites 700000 deaths and other UN nationals, with details on Gustav Wilhouse firing from a tommy gun for sport.
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Washington
Lwow
Soviet Union
United Nations
S&s
Gustav Wilhouse
Collins Credit Union Names 1945 Officers
Collins credit union elected its 1945 leadership at a Saturday night dinner in the C.S.P.S. hall. L. Van Note and Ed Lieske were reelected to the board. new members include Pete Towner Gus McSkimming treasurer and Robert Miller. Helen Kadlee reelected to the credit committee with Harvey Henson and Ross Morlan. supervisory panel named Charles Davin Robert Ferguson and Ed Ehrman. Herb Vetter spoke on the role of credit unions in U S business. J Orrin Shipe canceled due to illness.
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Collins
C.S.P.S
L. van Note
Ed Lieske
Pete Towner
Gus McSkimming
Robert Miller
Helen Kadlee
Harvey Henson
Ross Morlan
Charles Davin
Robert Ferguson
Ed Ehrman
Herb Vetter
Iowa Credit Union League
United States
J. Orrin Shipe
Madison
Wis
National Credit Association
Time Study Report Triggers Briggs Strike at Vernor Plant
The Briggs Mfg Co two shifts at Vernor plant halted work after 813 day workers struck over a time study. The study claimed ambulances and Superfortress parts could be made faster with fewer workers, implying 16 ambulances in eight hours by two people versus 14 by three. Company says 300 night workers remained on task and talks with CIO United Automobile Workers will aim to return day workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Vernor
Briggs Mfg. Co
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Secret Army Trial For Nazi Saboteurs
Nazi saboteurs William Curtis Colepaugh and Erich Gimpel captured after landing from a submarine will face a secret trial by a military commission at Governors Island New York. Lt. Col. Dorsey Owings of the Second Service Command announced the plan.
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New York
William Curtis Colepaugh
Erich Gimpel
Governors Island
N. Y
Dorsey Owings
Second Service Command
Blairstown Pioneer Anna Backhaus Dies at 87
Mrs. Anna Backhaus 87 longtime Blairstown resident died Friday night at her son William Doss home near Newhall after a brief illness Born in Germany she came to the U S at age 12 and lived in Blairstown 67 years Surviving are son Henry Backhaus of Outing Minn daughters Mrs Pete Thode Mrs Vern Livingston and Etta Doss all of Blairstown Funeral services set for 139 pm Monday at the Thode home then 2 pm at Blairstown Presbyterian Church with Rev J C B Peck Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Blairstown
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Blairstown
Anna Backhaus
William Doss
Newhall
Germany
America
Henry Backhaus
Outing
Minn
Pete Thode
Vern Livingston
Etta Doss
Thode
Blairstown Presbyterian Church
J. C. B. Peck
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Kiwanis Club to mark thirtieth anniversary week
Cedar Rapids Kiwanis members plan a week long observance January twenty one to twenty seven. Gordon Barger announces plans for the Roosevelt hotel meeting with a reading from Kiwanis International president Ben Dean and objectives for the year.
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Cedar Rapids Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Gordon Barger
Barger
Roosevelt Hotel
Ben Dean
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kiwanis* International
Detroit
Kiwanis
United States
Canada
Ray Short
Arthur Poe
Elmer Johnson
Gazette Wins Real Estate Award For Housing Coverage
The Washington Gazette receives a unanimous judges’ award for editorial work and wartime housing coverage. Miss Doebel, remodeling old houses into apartments and using available materials, returns from Chicago NAHB conference. The paper vows continued reporting to aid veteran housing solutions amid national shortages.
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John Riseling
The
Washington Post
Howard Vickery
National Housing Agency
Charles Rush
Washington Real Estate Board
Gazette
Miss Doebel
Russians claim 65 000 Nazis killed in Polish drive
Moscow said three Russian armies in Poland killed 65 000 Germans and captured 25 000 between Jan 12 and 19 as winter offensive began with Marshal Konev's First Ukraine army in southern Poland. The figure was described as preliminary.
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London
Poland
Moscow
Ivan S. Konev
Ukraine
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F. R. Spurns
Frederick C. Othman
Secret Service
Charles M. Dale
New Hampshire
Georgie Jessel
Cole
War Production Board
Fifth Avenue
City Briefs
Bungalow Cooking School
Ina Hibbard
St. Luke’s Hospital
Donna Rae Herring
Donald R. Herring
Park Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Rotary
Shupp
Fiskes
Moen
Moen Funeral
First Avenue
U. S. Chungking
NEA
Angus Dun
Episcopal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Dun
Martin Rawson
Covington, Ils
Watson Services
Elden B. Rohn
Prop
Third Avenue
An United Press
Pacific Fighters
U. S
Iowa Memorial Company
Liberty Monument Company
Third Ave
Dial
A. A. Herphill
Jtwo
Collins Credit Union
Henry F. Teahen
Turner Funeral
Turner
Second Ave
Eighth- ST
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